We try to visit my Grandpa Cryer for FHE every once in a while. He’s one of my all-time favorite humans, and it’s so neat that my kids have a chance to hang out with their great grandfather. Grandpa Cryer has always been a great gardener and he had lots of chores around his home …
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Claire’s 11th Birthday
For Claire’s 11th birthday, Claire got checked out of school to go to lunch with mom and dad. We went to Cubby’s and she loved it. While we were there we asked her about some of her favorite things. List of Claire’s favorite things at age 11: Cereal: cocoa pebbles Dinner that mom makes: homemade …
2017 Spring Break – Kanab
For the last few days of Spring break we traveled down to Kanab, Utah. We drove down on Wednesday and drove back on Saturday, so it was a relatively quick trip, but we packed as much fun as we knew how into those few days. We traveled with the Rowberrys and the Jensen families and …
Kauai: Travel Tips
We had a wonderful time in Kauai. We loved the beaches. The catamaran tour was unbelievable. The hikes we did were lots of fun, and so were the surfing lessons. But, there was still plenty of other things worth remembering and a few things to do differently the next time we get a chance to …
Kauai: Catamaran Tour
We had booked a helicopter tour, but Manina felt uneasy about it after hearing stories from her friend Hannah Stayner, who had thrown up several times during the hour-long flight. So instead we looked around for some boat charters for a Na Pali coast tour. We eventually chose Catamaran Kahanu because it wasn’t a booze …
Kauai: Beaches
Kauai has some amazing beaches. We visited many beaches and were amazed at how few people were on the beach with us. Sometimes we even wondered if we were trespassing on private property (we weren’t) because we were the only ones there. Here are some of the beaches we visited, from the north end to …
Kauai: Hiking Trails
One of the reasons we went to Kauai was because it is remote and offers some very good hiking trails. Both Manina and I love to hike, it is one of the things we have always done together. Both Manina and I packed appropriate footwear and clothing for hiking. I even brought along my trekking …
Kauai: Surf lessons
Over one dinner midway through our Kauai vacation, Manina asked me, “What is one thing you want to do while we are here?” I thought about it for a while and said, “I’d like to take surfing lessons. I want to learn how to surf.” When we got back to our house that night we …
Pine Hollow Snowshoe Trek 2017
A couple years ago I took the big kids on a snowshoe hike up the Pine Hollow trail. I wrote that I would go by myself the next time. Well this time I brought all the little kids (Claire, Drew, and Ellie) and Manina too. You’d think it would have been a much worse experience, …
Manina’s 40th Birthday
Manina is 40! She requested to keep things small this year, not wanting to inconvenience anyone during the busy holiday season. But even with her request, she managed to have a pretty jam-packed day of celebration. First thing was a breakfast and an all-expenses-paid shopping trip with a couple close friends. Emily, Penny and Manina …
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